Weather or Not Thunderstorm Challenge

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Get ready to fire up up your Cessna 172 for a VFR cross-country flight from New Jersey’s Cape May County Airport to Erie, Pennsylvania. But be prepared to deal with pop-up thunderstorms, deteriorating weather, on-board and ATC radar realities, and fuel concerns. You’ll make critical go/no-go decisions on this 300-nm route. If you’re interested in experiencing where your decisions lead, then this course if for you. You’ll even have the option to try different flight paths to see various decision outcomes.

This course qualifies for AOPA Accident Forgiveness and FAA Wings.

What you will learn:

Making appropriate go/no-go decisions
In-cockpit weather strategies
Limitations of ATC weather radar
Best practices for thunderstorm avoidance
How to resist get-there-itis

When diverting is a good option

	Tablet: Compatible
	Length: 30 mins
	Topic: Thunderstorm Avoidance
	FAA WINGS: Eligible*
	Accident Forgiveness: Eligible

*WINGS credits are submitted to FAA once a week and will appear on your FAA transcript shortly there after. Thank you for your patience.

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Weather or Not Thunderstorm Challenge

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